CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 20, 2015) - The Florida Premier League will expand to 14 clubs in the 2015-16 NPL season, as it welcomes FC Florida and PDA Florida. Both clubs will field teams in the U-13 through U-18/19 boys and girls age groups.

For each club’s Director of Coaching, the NPL was the ideal, developmental breeding ground. “PDA Florida is committed to competing at the highest level of play within a structure that emphasizes player development in a club-based model,” PDA Florida DOC Josh Braun said. “The NPL is the one model that fits those needs… Our teams will play a quality brand of soccer that will look to enhance the fantastic environment that currently exists with the Florida Premier League.”

Tom Power, FC Florida’s DOC, expects his club to be an immediate NPL Finals contender. “Our club will bring a lot of competition to the league,” Power said. “We needed to compete against the best in the state and also be a part of a league that is there for the clubs.”

In the 2015-16 season, the Florida Premier League will consist of the following clubs:

Boca United

Kendall SC

Chargers SC

Orlando City Youth Soccer

FC America

PDA Florida

FC Florida

Space Coast United

Florida Kraze Krush

Tampa Bay United

IMG Academy

West Florida Flames

Jacksonville FC

Weston FC

League champions are determined by total points at the conclusion of each regular season, with the winning teams in each division advancing to the NPL Finals.

A National Association member of the U.S. Soccer Federation, US Club Soccer is an organization committed to the development and support of soccer clubs in the United States.

US Club Soccer offers youth and adult registration, league- and cup-based competition platforms at the recreational and competitive levels, as well as a variety of other programming, including the Olympic Development Program-sanctioned id2 Program and Player Development Programs.

Through US Club Soccer, all of a club’s programs – recreational, competitive and adult – are able to be united under one organizational umbrella, creating a “members for life” culture within each club. US Club Soccer is sponsored by Nike.